A rare afternoon NB train of empty ore hoppers head for the harbor in Conneaut as three different EMD units roar through Conneautville.

With both BLE 867 and 905 on the train, a Bessemer & Lake Erie (CN) loaded iron ore train has departed the harbor in Conneaut and crossed into Pennsylvania, passing by farms in the rural countrysi... (more)

With a loaded iron ore train in tow, BLE 867 roars as it leads the charge up the grade departing from the harbor in Conneaut, OH.

Locomotives:
BLE 867 SD38AC
CN 5346 SD40-2W
BLE ... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie 868, the yard power used at Conneaut Harbor, sits in the yard as the power set that brought empties into the harbor pulls to a stop so the crew can take a lunch break. Nearly ... (more)

L510 drops down Byron Hill with a repainted BLE tunnel motor in charge.

The Oil Local switches Rowell Chemical with a Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 in charge. Trailing is the EJ&E 666, which now wears CN paint.

As I walked back from class, I heard the familiar sound of a BLE locomotive's horn blowing for the crossings in downtown Grove City, PA. I quickly grabbed my camera, rushed to my car, and drove 2... (more)

BLE 910 works a pulldown.

BLE 867 and company lead ore loads South through the area known as Pennside.

B&LE SD38-2 866 brings some steel loads from USS into Pine Yard. Although the unit is far from its former Pennsylvania home, it looks right at home pulling steel products on the rails of its forme... (more)

Along the shores of Lake Michigan, a Bessemer & Lake Erie tunnel motor and a Grand Trunk GP9R make their way west through East Chicago, IN with the Lakefront Local to South Chicago.

B&LE 910 leads the Lakefront local west along Lake Michigan.

After another snow storm blew through the area laying down a fresh 5 inches, a southbound ore train kicks up a cloud of snow as it accelerates through the outskirts of Grove City. Leading this CN... (more)

A rarer sight these days, a southbound ore train passes through downtown Grove City with not one but two ex. BLE units in the lash-up. After the Bessemer and Lake Erie was bought out by CN, many ... (more)

A BLE GP38-2 and GTW GP9R lead CN L516 south on the former EJ&E in Gary Indiana